Autonomic neuropathy: Introduction

Damage to the autonomic nerves or the nerves which perform automatic functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, digestion etc. There are many conditions that can cause damage to these nerves e.g. botulism, HIV, amyloid neuropathy and rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms will depend on which autonomic nerves are damaged. ...more »

Misdiagnosis and Autonomic neuropathy

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually...read more »

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of
medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present
in a variety of different severities.
Diseases in this...read more »

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions
are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often
in child patients than in...read more »

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